goodbye – zai jee-en

Written as zài jiàn or zai jian

To remember that goodbye is pronounced zai jee-en (zai jian) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

Did you know that you can say goodbye to a genie by rubbing the side of the lamp? The genie will shrink back down the end (zai-jee-en) of the spout.

Tones

1. zai (side) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate side, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

She slid down the slide sideways.

2 . en (end) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate end, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The end fell off the magic lamp.

Remember

Zai = 4th tone = \

En = 4th tone = \

Examples of zai jian (goodbye) in sentences:

Zhanshi zai jian - Goodbye for now.

Wo xiang shuo zai jian - I'd like to say goodbye.

Shuo zai jian shi you limao de - It's polite to say goodbye.